... Diabetes for over 20 years. About 10 years ago, I was getting a lot weaker and a lot worse. I started taking my bloodpressure, at home, and found out, to my great surprise, that I had high bloodpressure. I had no idea. ... (23 replies)

... cts, I got control with a ccb Tiazac 180 mg and clonidine .1 mg 3 times a day. Since last fall, I've lost 32 pounds and am close to my doctor set goal weight of 134 pounds. I'm also eating a lot more healthy and watching salt intake, and exercising regularly. ... (12 replies)

... I've been on several different BP meds since about '94 and after a spike about five months ago I have been taking:
Zestril 20mg (Lisinopril 20mg)
Cardizem 120mg (Cartia XT 120mg)
Lotensin 100mg (Lopressor 100 mg)
HCTZ 12.5mg
About three months ago I went to a new doctor (I moved) and he said that all those meds were ridiculous and change my meds to:
Zestril 40mg... (4 replies)